THE TURBULENT EPOCH

Bartosz Kontny

The latest weapons in the Bogaczewo culture

The Bogaczewo culture armament as well as the ones of the other West Balt tribes is far from

being well known. Although it lasted from the late stage of the Late Pre-Roman Period until the
Late Roman Period, delivering a lot of weapon graves, our state of knowledge is extremely limited
(see: Kontny 2007b) mainly because of the lack of apt publications from the pre-war period and
the evaporation of the artifacts and archives of the Prussia-Museum during the Second World War.
Therefore, while dealing with military problems of the Bogaczewo culture I had to search through
the Prussia-Sammlung and the Prussia-Archiv rediscovered several years ago and nowadays stored
in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin (Reich 2003, p. 109-114; 2005). Naturally, also
the heritage of various pre-war archaeologists like Martin Jahn

1

, Herbert Jankuhn

2

, Feliks Jakobson

3

,

Kurt Voigtmann

4

or Marta Schmiedehelm

5

were taken into consideration.

In study of late weapons one may omit swords, that were extremely rare in Balts milieu

and in the Bogaczewo culture appeared only in the Early Roman Period (Nowakowski 1994; 2007b).
As refers to axes they were quite popular in the Bogaczewo culture but they appeared generally
during the Early Roman Period and at the start of the Younger Roman Period. The later form of
axes characterized by a massive blade is typical for the West Balt circle in the Younger and the Late
Roman Periods but in the Bogaczewo culture frequently they were found without any dating ele-
ments (Nowakowski 1995, p. 37). So far it seems that although their late examples are documented
in the Sudovian culture and in the Dollkeim-Kovrovo culture, there are not proved in the Bogaczewo
culture (see: Nowakowski 1995, p. 36-38). The unique late element from Dłużec, com. Piecki, site I
(former: Langendorf, Kr. Sensburg), grave 72 is mentioned further. I’m not dealing here with socketed
axes and so called battle-knives, because of their unclear function. As refers to knives it was rather
a tool, possibly used by warriors, but most probably killing wasn’t their prime function because their
blades were too short for it; see e.g. remarks concerning long knives from the Przeworsk culture
expressed by T. Bochnak (2003). The function of socketed axes is also problematic (Kontny 2006,
p. 150 with further literature; see also: Szela 2006). Instead of the above mentioned categories, the
most popular form of weaponry, known from the Bogaczewo culture were without any doubt lance-
heads.

So far I’ve managed to collect 240 lanceheads from the Bogaczewo culture or information

concerning their existence (plus 13 barbed ones and 17 arrowheads). Unfortunately only 38 of them

1

Stored in the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw.

2

Collected in the Archäologisches Landesmuseum Schloβ Gottorf in Schleswig (I would like to express here my

gratitude to Prof. C. von Carnap-Bornheim).

3

The archive of F. Jakobson is kept in the Latvias Nācionalis Vēstures Muzejs in Riga. I would like to express my

gratitude to its keeper, J. Ciglis M.A. as well as Prof. W. for an opportunity to use it.

4

Kept in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin; I would like to thank Ch. Reich Ph. D. and H. Wieder

Ph.D. for help and showing the collection and the archives.

5

Collected in the Ajaloo Instituut in Tallin; I’d like to express my gratitude to A. Juga-Szymańska, M.A. for giving

me access to M. Schmiedehelm’s heritage.

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Table 1. The list of late weapons of the Bogaczewo culture.

Bartosz Kontny

Artifact, site

Literature, archival sources, collection

Type, proposed chronology

Heads of a shafted weapon

Dłużec, com. Piecki, site I (former:

Langendorf, Kr. Sensburg), grave 72

The heritage of M. Schmiedehelm, file 7.20d-40, the

information concerning the grave equipment see

also file 7.13e-136, 7.13e-164; the Museum für Vor-

und Frühgeschichte in Berlin, Prussia-Sammlung,

inv. no VII, 87, 9343

Type: close to Kaczanowski

XXIII, var.1 Chronology: C

1b

Dręstwo, com. Bargłów Kościelny,

loose find

The attribution to the Bogaczewo

Culture uncertain

Jaskanis 1968

The collection of the Museum of Podlasie in

Białystok, inv. no MB/A/130, 566

Type: Kazakevičius I.V

Chronology: ?

Mojtyny, com. Piecki (former:

Moythienen, Kr. Sensburg), grave 75

Hollack, Peiser 1904, p. 55, pl. 75: c

Type: Kaczanowski XXIII,

var.2, eventually XXIV

Chronology: C

1b

Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida

(former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg),

grave 145

the heritage of F. Jakobson

Type: ?

Chronology: C

2

, ev. C

1b

Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida

(former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg),

grave 302b

Jahn 1916, p. 98; Kontny 2007a, p. 85-86, fig. 6: a;

M. Jahn’s files; the heritage of M. Schmiedehelm,

files: 7.12/106, 7.13e/132, 7.1/231, 7.8a/141, 7.12/106,

7.13/25, 7.13/51, 7.13e/132

Type: ?

Chronology: C

1

Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida

(former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg),

grave 370b

H. Jankuhn’s files; the heritage of M.

Schmiedehelm, file 7.12.108

Type: Zieling D1

Chronology: late stage of C

1a

,

ev. C

1b

Skomack-Ostrów (Ostrów), com.

Ełk (former: Werder in Aryssee, Kr.

Lyck), loose find

The collection of the Museum of Podlasie in

Białystok, inv. no MB/A/233, 1163

Type: Kaczanowski XXIII,

var.2

Chronology: C

2

or C

3

-D, ev.

C

1b

Szestno, com. Mrągowo (former:

Wymisly, Kr. Sensburg), loose find

The collection of Museum of Warmia and Mazury

in Olsztyn

Type: Kaczanowski XXIII,

var.2, ev. XXIV Chronology:

C

1b

–C

2

Wojsak, com. Giżycko (former:

Woysack, Kr. Lötzen), loose find?

K. Voigtmann’s files in the Museum für Vor- und

Frühgeschichte in Berlin

Type: Kaczanowski XX?

C

2

, ev. C

3

-D?

Shield fittings

Shield bosses

Babięta I, com. Piecki (former:

Babienten, Kr. Sensburg), grave 323

The heritage of M. Schmiedehelm, file 7.13e.90

Type: Ilkjær 6c

Chronology: C

1b

Machary II, com. Piecki (former:

Macharren, Kr. Sensburg), grave 309a

La Baume 1941, p. 10, fig. 6; Kaczanowski 1992, p.

63, 96, fig. 16: 1; Nowakowski 1995, p. 66, pl. XX: 2;

Nowakowski 2001a, p. 72, pl. V: 3

Type: Zieling R2a (a Roman

hemispherical umbo)

Chronology: C

1b

Mojtyny, com. Piecki (former:

Moythienen, Kr. Sensburg), grave 75

Hollack, Peiser 1904, p. 55, pl. 75: a

Type: Jahn 8

Chronology: C

1b

Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida

(former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg),

grave 370b

H. Jankuhn’s files; the heritage of M.

Schmiedehelm, file 7.12.108

Type: Zieling D1

Chronology: late stage of C

1a

,

ev. C

1b

Shield grips

Miętkie, com. Dźwierzuty (former:

Mingfen, Kr. Ortelsburg)

H. Jankuhn’s files

Type: Ilkjær 5b/Zieling V1

Chronology: C

1

(C

1b

)

Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida

(former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg),

grave 291

H. Jankuhn’s files; the heritage of M.

Schmiedehelm, file 7.13e.205; Szymański 2005, p.

70-71

Type: Ilkjær 5b/Zieling V1

Chronology: C

1

(C

1b

)

Wyszembork, com. Mrągowo, grave

61

Szymański 2005, p. 70-71, pl. XXIV: 3

Type: Ilkjær 5b/Zieling V1

Chronology: C

1

(C

1a

/C

1b

)

Axes

Dłużec, com. Piecki, site I (former:

Langendorf, Kr. Sensburg), grave 72

The heritage of M. Schmiedehelm, file 7.20d-40, the

information concerning the grave equipment see

also file 7.13e-136, 7.13e-164; the Museum für Vor-

und Frühgeschichte in Berlin, Prussia-Sammlung,

inv. no VII, 87, 9343

Type: later form

Chronology: C

1b

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I know from an autopsy. The others are documented only as photographs, sketches or only simple
mentions in publications or archives. Comparing it with the Sudovian culture, known mainly from
post-war excavations (70 lanceheads known, of which a great majority – 47 examples – I touched per-
sonally), one may say that the sample is not big enough. Nevertheless we cannot resent an archaeo-
logical material overlooking such studies. Taking into consideration the current state of knowledge
it is inevitable to deal with the problem. Moreover being cautious one may attribute as many as 146
lanceheads from the Bogaczewo culture to the particular typology.

As I tried to prove in the other place (Kontny 2007b), weaponry of the Bogaczewo culture, in-

cluding lanceheads, was as a whole influenced by forms from the Przeworsk culture. The latter ones
became quite a good chronological factor (Kaczanowski 1995). Therefore it is possible to date them

Fig. 1. The head of a shafted weapon from Skomack-Ostrów, com. Ełk,

loose find (drawn by B. Kontny; courtesy of the Museum of Podlasie in

Białystok).

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precisely also in the Bogaczewo culture and – oppositely
to M. Karczewski’s opinion (1999, p. 97, 101-102) – there
are no serious premises to generally establish their later
(not just prolonged) chronology (see: Kontny 2007b).

Basing on the results of typological studies on

the Bogaczewo culture weaponry that I’m working on,
I’ll try to pinpoint here the specimens dated to the latest
stages of the culture (beside mentioned above I also took
into consideration shield elements).

The first of them is the loose find from the survey

taking place at Skomack-Ostrów, com. Ełk (fig. 1)

6

. Pres-

ently it is kept in the Museum of Podlasie in Białystok

7

.

Its basic dimensions and coefficients are

8

: G (total length)

= 14,0 cm (after the reconstruction), A (the maximum
width = 1,8 cm), L (the length of the blade) = 9,0 cm (after
the reconstruction), T (the length of the socket) = 5,0 cm,
Q (the length of the blade’s part from the widest point
to the top), PL (the cross section of the blade) 3C, PT
(the cross section of the socket) ~7, T (the socket shape)
2, T/G = 0,36, A/L/ = 0,20, Q/L = 0,69. Taking into account
the above, it should be attributed to type XXIII var. 2 after
P. Kaczanowski what means that its chronology most

probably should be linked with phases C

2

or C

3

-D (Kaczanowski 1995, pl. XX); it is less probable to

join it with phase C

1b

, as it has quite a narrow blade characteristic for later stages of its appearance

(Kaczanowski 1995, p. 27).

The second artifact comes from the cemetery at Dłużec, com. Piecki, site I (former: Langendorf,

Kr. Sensburg), grave 72 (fig. 2). The amazing fact is that I came across the information concern-
ing it in the heritage of M. Schmiedehelm (file 7.20d-40), who wasn’t particularly interested in an
armament (see: Juga-Szymańska, Szymański 2003; Juga-Szymańska, Kontny 2006, p. 81). Instead of
sketches of two knives (one of them was ornamented) and an axe of the later form (see: Nowakowski
1995, p. 37), the grave furnishing embraced also a lancehead. One should notice that drawings
made by M. Schmiedehelm were frequently imprecise, impossible to attribute them to a certain
type; the above notice refers particularly to a shafted weapon. Nevertheless in that case it wasn’t
true. That unusual drawing documents some important details so it is apt enough to search for
the original. Therefore it was possible to identify the artifact, now stored in the Prussia-Sammlung
in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin (inv. no. VII, 87, 9343). Although now it is
covered with a foil to protect it from rust, doubtlessly we have to do with the same object: see the
outline, shape of a midrib and the gap in the upper part of blade’s edge. As refers to the chronology,

6

The site is registered in the museum collection under that name. However usually it was described as Ostrów,

com. Ełk (former: Werder in Aryssee, Kr. Lyck), see: Engel, Iwanicki, Rzeszotarska-Nowakiewicz 2006, p. 210, fig. 2.

7

Inv. no MB/A/233, 1163. I’d like to express my gratitude to K. Bieńkowska M.A., the Manager of the Archaeological

Section of the Museum of Podlasie, for the access to the object and letting me to include it herein.

8

Accordingly to the P. Kaczanowski’s scheme (1995). The same refers to the further descriptions of heads of the

shafted weapon.

Fig. 2. The weaponry from Dłużec, com. Piecki, site I,

grave 72 (after the heritage of M. Schmiedehelm, file

7.20d-40; courtesy of the Ajaloo Instituut in Tallin).

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there are no firm premises to establish it

9

apart from dating of the lancehead type itself, i.e. phases

C

2

eventually C

1b

or C

3

-D as we deal with the form very close to type XXIII var. 1 after P. Kac-

zanowski. Basic dimensions of the specimen are as follows: G = 18,3 cm, A = 3,7 cm, L = 8,0 cm,
T = 8,0 cm, Q = 7,0 cm, PL ? (impossible to reconstruct because of a strong corrosion; traces of the
high midrib are noticeable), PT 1, T 1, T/G = 0,44, A/L = 0,36, Q/L = 0,68. Comparing it to the Prze-
worsk culture form the only difference comes from the fact that the artifact in question is signifi-
cantly wider. It seems to be the Balt trait. As examples of similarly wide form there may serve the
artifacts of the same type from the Sudovian culture:
Płociczno, com. Bakałarzewo (former: Plociczno, Kr.
Sudauen), grave 9 (fig. 3) and 11

10

. Such trait is treated

by P. Kaczanowski as quite early (Kaczanowski 1995,
p. 27) so its earlier chronology (subphase C

1b

) is most

possible.

There is one more artifact alike: the lancehead

from Mojtyny, com. Piecki (former: Moythienen, Kr.
Sensburg), grave 75 (Hollack, Peiser 1904, p. 55, pl. 75:
c). Probably that one should be described as a form
close to type XXIII, var. 2 or – less probably – type
XXIV (basic dimensions are not given in the publica-
tion so we can only reconstruct a part of them basing
on the included scale: G = 12,9 cm, A = 1,9 cm, L = 6,2
cm, T = 6,7 cm, Q = 4,6 cm, T/G = 0,52, A/L = 0,31, Q/L
= 0,74). In furnishing (fig. 4) there were also found
(Hollack, Peiser 1904, p. 55, pl. 75: a-b, d): an iron bar-
like fire-steel type IICa after M. Jonakowski (1996),
a knife and a hemispherical umbo type 8 after M. Jahn
(1916). Because of that fact we have to take into con-
sideration an earlier chronology: such umbos appeared
in the Przeworsk culture during subphase C

1b

or even

the later stages of subphase C

1a

(Godłowski 1992, p. 74;

1994, p. 171) and in the Dollkeim-Kovrovo one they are
linked with its 3

rd

phase (not 3a) (Nowakowski 1996,

p. 58, pl. 107), i.e. phase C

1

(Nowakowski 1996, pl. XVI:

d). K. Godłowski believed that in Balt tribes milieu they
should be linked with subphase C

1b

or the initial stage of

phase C

2

(Godłowski 1994, p. 171). Probably in that case

we have to do with the dating for phase C

1b

, what is quite

possible, also having in mind the type of a strike-a-light

9

Axes of the later form are dated widely from late stage of the Early Roman Period to Late Roman Period (Nowa-

kowski 1995, p. 37-38).

10

Prussia Archiv PM-F 939, Prussia Sammlung 1941: 100. The “Sudovian” character of the lanceheads from Płociczno

could be also a matter of discussion, what is strengthened by the fact that materials were probably mixed and that there were
no further artifacts, incl. dating elements, attributed to the furnishing of grave 9 and 11 (Nowakowski 2007a, p. 190). Despite
this I presume that both lanceheads should be linked with the Sudovian culture as they are late and moreover they find the
closest analogies in the Sudovian culture material: Szwajcaria, com. Suwałki, barrow 33, grave 2 (Antoniewicz 1963, p. 173);
I’d like to express my gratitude to J. Jaskanis Ph.D. and W. Gawrysiak-Leszczyńska M.A. for the access to the lanceheads from
Szwajcaria.

Fig. 3. The Sudovian culture (?) head of a shafted

weapon from Płociczno, com. Bakałarzewo, grave

9 (drawn by B. Kontny; courtesy of the Museum für

Vor- und Frühgeschichte).

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(see: Jonakowski 1996, tabl. 1). The very similar example of a lancehead was found lately on a de-
structed cemetery from the site that was located on the E. Hollack’s map at Wymisly, Kr. Sensburg
(Hollack 1908, p. 188; Szymański 2005, p. 114), the village not existing now

11

. Unfortunately it was

a loose specimen (finds from the site create the collection and cannot be attributed to particular
graves) so we cannot date it precisely. Its basic dimensions are: G = 9,0 cm (after the reconstruction),
A = 1,3 cm, L = 4,5 cm (after the reconstruction), T = 4,5 cm, Q = 3,5 cm (after the reconstruction), T/G
= 0,50, A/L = 0,29, Q/L = 0,78. Because of a narrow blade (see: Kaczanowski 1995, p. 27) it should be
dated quite late (phase C

2

?) but the closest analogy coming from Mojtyny is evidently earlier so one

cannot be sure how to date it utterly.

The next example (fig. 5) was found in Wojsak, com. Giżycko (former: Woysack, Kr. Lötzen).

Probably it was a loose find as in the K. Voigtmann’s files, where the drawing of the specimen was in-
cluded, there is no information concerning the grave number or other elements of grave furnishing.
One may reconstruct only the following dimensions of the lancehead: G = 36,7 cm (after the recon-
struction), A = 2,7 cm, L = 27,3 cm (after the reconstruction), T = 9,4 cm, Q = 21,3 cm (after the recon-
struction), T/G = 0,26, A/L = 0,10, Q/L = 0,78, so it is quite similar to type XX after P. Kaczanowski
(1995). If so, probably it could be joined with phase C

2

or – less plausibly – phases C

3

-D (Kaczanowski

11

Today the area belongs to the administrative territory of Szestno, com. Mrągowo. I’m very thankful for the in-

formation and an access to the materials from Szestno to T. Nowakiewicz Ph.D. (the National Heritage Board of Poland) and
J. Sobieraj Ph.D. (the Museum of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn).

Fig. 4. The furnishing of grave 75 from Mojtyny, com. Piecki (Hollack,

Peiser 1904, pl. 75).

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1995, p. 25). Nevertheless in my opinion the drawing is not precise enough to exclude a different
chronology. One may consider e.g. the Late Migration Period

12

or early medieval times, although the

latter possibility seems less probable

13

.

The next late example comes from the cemetery at Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida, grave

145 (former: Onufrigowen, Kr. Sensburg). Its sketch was documented in the heritage of F. Jakobson but
it is of so bad quality that we cannot attribute it to a particular type (fig. 6: a). Nevertheless it seems
very probable that we deal with a late form as it was found together with an iron cross-bow tendril
fibula type Almgren 161-162 (1923) characterized by a knee-shaped bow as well as additionally toilet
tweezers and a knife. Such brooches are dated to phase C

2

, eventually also C

1b

(Nowakowski 2001b,

p. 133).

One should also mention the other specimen from Onufryjewo, grave 302b with the out-

curved blade’s edge (Jahn 1916, p. 98; Kontny 2007a, p. 85-86, fig. 6: a; M. Jahn’s files; heritage of M.
Schmiedehelm, files: 7.12/106, 7.13e/132, 7.1/231, 7.8a/141, 7.12/106, 7.13/25, 7.13/51, 7.13e/132) which
is dated to phase C

1

, as it was found together with the bronze pin type Beckmann C (1969)

14

and an

12

See e.g. the Olsztyn group specimen from Tumiany, com. Barczewo (former: Daumen, Kr Allenstein), grave 120

(Juga, Ots, Szymański 2003, p. 214, fig. 4213: 2) or the Elbląg group specimens from Nowinka, com. Tolkmicko, grave 17 and
85 (unpublished materials; I’m grateful to M. Pietrzak M.A. from Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk for the access to the
lanceheads). The lancehead from Wojsak reminds examples of type V after V. Kazakevičius, dated by him extremely widely
from the 2

nd

till the 13

th

century but frequent starting from the 7

th

century (1988, p. 48-49).

13

Lack of up to date classifications with aptly defined types concerning heads of the shafted weapon from the early

medieval period doesn’t let to propose any definite statements; e.g. quite a new proposition by W. Tokarski (2000, p. 84-85)
is far from being precise. Nevertheless we may observe certain similarities referring to types II or V after A. Nadolski (1954)
or type V after V. Kazekevičius (1988); the latter is imprecisely described and probably therefore its chronology is as wide as
2

nd

-13

th

century AD (Kazekevičius 1988, p. 48-52; see also the remark by Iwanowska 2006, p. 54). The number of later heads is

too small to draw any definite conclusions (see e.g. Głosek 1990, p. 132).

14

Dated to phase B

2

/C

1

-C

1a

and not later than subphase C

1a

(Juga-Szymańska, Kontny 2006, p. 84-85); P. Szymański

claimed that rarely they might have appeared also later (Szymański 2005, p. 28-29).

Fig. 5. The lancehead from Wojsak, com. Giżycko, loose find (?) (the heritage of Kurt Voigtmann; courtesy of

the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte).

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amber bead (fig. 6: b)

15

. Unfortunately it cannot be ascribed to the particular type as the only known

drawing of it, the sketch drawn by M. Jahn, is not precise enough to do so (see: Kontny 2007a, fig. 6: a)

16

.

The other possibly late lancehead from the Bogaczewo culture is not dated precisely enough

(fig. 7). A loose find of a lancehead type I.V after V. Kazakevičius (1988) from Dręstwo, com. Bargłów
Kościelny belongs to group of extremely rare specimens described accordingly to V. Kazakevičius’
typology, not the P. Kaczanowski’s one

17

. Its basic dimensions are: G = 16,6 cm, A = 3,7 cm (after the

reconstruction), L = 9,4 cm, T = 7,2 cm, Q = 6,6 cm, PL 4C, PT 1/2, T2

18

. V. Kazakevičius proposed

a very wide chronological scope for the type I.V, i.e. 3

rd

-6

th

century AD (Kazakevičius 1988, p. 29).

Comparable finds are known from the Sudovian culture

19

. Therefore one may assume the late chro-

nology, unfortunately so far there are no premises for more exact statements. Because of the fact that
we do not know its exact chronology we cannot exclude the possibility that we have to do with the
isolated find of the Sudovian culture itself (an import?): its area became quite close to the Augustów
region, where Dręstwo is situated, starting from the turn of the 2

nd

and 3

rd

century AD; we must not

forget that cultural processes in the Augustów region during the Late Roman and the Migration

15

Amber beads appeared in Bogaczewo culture graves from the Younger and the Late Roman Periods starting from

phase B

2

/C

1

, with single - possibly Early Roman – exception (Szymański 2005, p. 47).

16

It should be mentioned that in Onufyjewo there was also the head of a shafted weapon that might be late also but

their chronology is not very precise: in grave 220 the lancehead of uncertain form appeared together with 8 figure-of-eight
amber beads (the heritage of M. Schmiedehelm, file 7.13b.331), dated generally do the Late Roman Period, starting from phase
B

2

/C

1

(Bitner-Wróblewska 2007a, p. 62-63).

17

The specimen is stored in the Museum of Podlasie in Białystok (inv. no. MB/A/130, 566). I’d like to express my

gratitude to K. Bieńkowska M.A., the Manager of the Archaeological Section of the Museum of Podlasie, for the access to

the artifact in question and letting me to include it herein. Although it was published (Jaskanis 1968) as the specimen from a

grave, together with a lancehead type XIII after P. Kaczanowski, a knife and a comb type B after S. Thomas (1960) it was still

found by chance and unprofessionally acquired so I cannot treat it as a furnishing of a single grave (as refers to interpretation

of similar cases see Kontny 2003).

18

I resign from including the coefficients as they aren’t used in V. Kazakevičius typology.

19

The closest analogy comes from Osowa, com. Suwałki, barrow 14, grave 1 (Jaskanis 1958, p. 90, pl. XX: 3).

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Fig. 6. The furnishing of weapon graves from Onufryjewo,

com. Ruciane-Nida. a: grave 145 (the heritage of Feliks Ja-

kobson; courtesy of the Latvias Nācionalis Vēstures Mu-

zejs in Riga); b: grave 302b (the heritage of Martin Jahn;

Kontny 2007, fig. 6: a).

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Periods are at least unclear (Engel, Iwanicki, Rzeszotarska-Nowakiewicz 2006, p. 204, fig. 3-5)

20

.

The observed rarity of late heads of a shafted weapon may be also presented as a result of

a certain downward trend referring to a frequency of particular types of lanceheads from the Boga-
czewo culture in successive chronological stages. On the bar chart (fig. 8) one may notice that after
a quite significant frequency of the Early Roman types (I-V), the specimens of types VII, VIII and XII
after P. Kaczanowski, dated generally to phases B

2b

-C

1a

, became most popular. Later on (the heads of

types XVI-XX, XXII-XXIV), the situation changed significantly and lanceheads almost utterly disap-
peared from a grave furnishing.

Also other weapons, like a few hemispherical umbos could not be dated surely later than

phase C

1b

(fig. 4). Beside the item from Mojtyny (mentioned earlier) and the bronze Roman import type

Zieling R2a (1989) from Machary II, com. Piecki, grave 309a (former: Macharren, Kr. Sensburg), which
is dated generally to phase C

1

according among the others to the cross-bow tendril brooch (La Baume

1941, p. 10, fig. 6; Kaczanowski 1992, p. 63, 96, fig. 16: 1; Nowakowski 1995, p. 66, pl. XX: 2; 2001a,
p. 72, pl. V: 3), one may recall here only the shield boss from grave 323 at Babięta I, com. Piecki

20

Another quite late lancehead from grave 370b at Onufryjewo is described further in this article. One could not

neglect another artifact treated as late, i.e. the head of a shafted weapon from grave 61b at Romoty, com. Kalinowo (former:
Romotten, Kr. Lyck), published lately (Juga, Ots, Szymański 2003, p. 243, fig. 4230: 2). It was ascribed to type XVIII after P.
Kaczanowski (1995) and dated to phase C

1

(Iwanicki 2007, p. 150). However such attribution is definitely wrong: we have to

do with type V.2, eventually V.3 after P. Kaczanowski, both dated to the Early Roman Period (Kaczanowski 1995, p. 16-17, to
compare dimensions and coefficients see also table 1). Thus it is not the artifact to be discussed hereby.

Fig. 7. The lancehead from Dręstwo, com. Bargłów Kościelny,

loose find (drawn by B. Kontny; courtesy of the Museum of

Podlasie in Białystok).

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98

Fig. 9. Examples of late shield bosses from the Bogaczewo cul-

ture. a: Babięta, com. Piecki, site I, grave 323 (the heritage of

M. Schmiedehelm, file 7.13e.90; courtesy of the Ajaloo Instituut

in Tallin); b: Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane-Nida, grave 370b (the

heritage of H. Jankuhn; courtesy of the Archäologisches Lan-

desmuseum Schloβ Gottorf in Schleswig).

Fig. 8. Frequency of the Bogaczewo culture heads of a shafted weapon.

Bartosz Kontny

99

(former: Babienten, Kr. Sensburg). It is known from M. Schmiedehelm’s files (file 7.13e.90)

21

, where the

sketch of it was included (fig. 9: a). Although it is of a very bad quality we may surely describe it as
an example of type Jahn 8 (1916), version with a knob (type 5c after J. Ilkjær/S2 after N. Zieling) or the
Scandinavian form Ilkjær 6c (Ilkjær 1990)/Zieling S4 (Zieling 1989). Lately there appeared also the
next source of information making the above data more precise i.e. inventory books of the Prussia-
-Museum (Bitner-Wróblewska 2008, pl. CII). Basing on the drawing included here one should be sure
that the latter attribution is right. Therefore its chronology would be linked with the subphase C

1b

or the early stage of phase C

2

(Ilkjær 1990, fig. 199). The appearance of among the others: cross-bow

tendril brooches

22

, a belt buckle type D 17 after R. Madyda-Legutko

23

and 2 amber beads

24

in grave

equipment suppose that the grave should be dated to phase C

1b

25

.

Another shield boss came from grave 370b at Onufryjewo (fig. 9: b). It is of type with pseudo-

spike, typical for group 6 of the Przeworsk culture weapon graves (Godłowski 1994, fig. 1: 40)

26

but

appearing also in the Dollkeim-Kovrovo culture

27

. The grave equipment embraced additionally an

iron pin type Beckmann B

28

(1969), two knives and a lancehead close to type I.3 after P. Kaczanowski

29

(H. Jankuhn’s files; M. Schmiedehelm’s heritage, file 7.12.108) and as a whole should be most prob-
ably dated to the later stage of subphase C

1a

or – less probably – to subphase C

1b

.

One may mention here also a shield grip from grave 61 at Wyszembork, com. Mrągowo (type

Ilkjær 5b/Zieling V1: form with trapezoid rivet-plates). Such specimens are dated to the late stage of
subphase C

1a

and subphase C

1b

30

, what is confirmed by the other elements of the grave furnishing. It

was found together with a pin type C after Beckmann (1969)

31

, a belt buckle type Madyda-Legutko

D 29 (1987)

32

, and a fragment of a spindle whorl (Szymański 2005, p. 70-71, pl. XXIV) so its dating

should be set most probably around the turn of subphases C

1a

and C

1b

(fig. 10: a).

21

It is in Estonian. I’m grateful to A. Juga-Szymańska M.A. for translating the text.

22

Probably type A.158 and two specimens of type A.161-162 (Almgren 1923). Cross-bow tendril brooches of the lat-

ter type from the Bogaczewo culture are generally dated to phase C

1

; later specimens, characterized by knee-shaped bow are

rare (Nowakowski 1995, p. 34-35; 2001b, p. 136-137).

23

M. Schmiedehelm wrote that it was a belt buckle similar to one known from „Jask. 12” what surely means ceme-

tery at Gąsior, com. Ruciane-Nida (former: Jaskowska See, Kr. Sensburg), grave 12, where belt buckle type D 17 after R. Madyda-
Legutko (1987) was found (Schmiedehelm 1990, p. 19, pl. XIII: 5). Such buckles were typical for phase C

1

(Madyda-Legutko

1987, tabl. 9).

24

See footnote 15.

25

One should not forget K. Godłowski’s remark that hemispherical umbos in Balt milieu should be ascribed rather to

later stage of subphase C

1b

or initial stage of phase C

2

(Godłowski 1994, p. 171). Nevertheless his observation has been made bas-

ing on a very small sample originating from the Sudovian not the Bogaczewo culture. Therefore it cannot be conclusive for us.

26

Dated to the late stage of subphase C

1a

and vast part of subphase C

1b

(Godłowski 1992, p. 74).

27

See e.g. Elyanovka, raj. Bagratyonovsk, grave 38 (former: Wackern, Kr. Pr.-Eylau): Nowakowski 1996, pl. 56: 7);

Prussia Archiv, no PM-A 636/1, p. 084-085; M. Jahn’s files; H. Jankuhn’s files. However objects attributed to the grave furnishing
seem not to be chronologically coherent. It refers especially to the brooch, described by H. Jankuhn as raupenförmige gerippten
Bügel, characteristic for the Late Roman Period or Early Migration Period.

28

Dated generally to the Early Roman Period but documented also for the initial stage of the Younger Roman Period

(Szymański 2006, p. 28).

29

Identification after the sketch of the artifact drawn by H. Jankuhn; additionally he noticed that its length was 25

cm and the maximum width of the blade 4,8 cm. The coefficients calculated on the base of the drawing are following: T/G
= 0,29, A/L = 0,27, Q/L = 0,74. However the typological description evokes slight doubts as the specimen is dated very late,
comparing to the general time span characterizing that type i.e. the Early Roman Period; the other subtypes of type I after P.
Kaczanowski lasted until the start of subphase C

1a

(Kaczanowski 1995, tabl. XX).

30

They are typical for group 6 of the Przeworsk culture weapon graves (Godłowski 1994, fig. 1: 45).

31

See footnote 14.

32

As refers to cultures of the West Balt circle it is dated to phases C

1b

-C

2

(Madyda-Legutko 1987, p. 33, tab. 9).

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100

A similar shield grip came from Onufryjewo, grave 291 (H. Jankuhn’s files; M. Schmiedehelm’s

legacy, file 7.13e.205; Szymański 2005, p. 70-71)

33

. It appeared together with an iron brooch with

a lyre-shaped chord type A.167 (1923), a knife and 3 amber beads (fig. 10: b). The grave furnishing
should also be dated to phase C

1

, probably its later stage, because of the shape of the shield grip,

33

It is worth to notice that probably the specimen was repaired, what is proved by appearance of two rivet-holes on

one of the rivet-plates.

Bartosz Kontny

Fig. 10. Examples of late shield grips from the Bogaczewo culture. a: Wyszembork,

com. Mrągowo, grave 61 (Szymański 2005, pl. XXIV); b: Onufryjewo, com. Ruciane

Nida, grave 291 (the heritage of H. Jankuhn; courtesy of the Archäologisches Lan-

desmuseum Schloβ Gottorf in Schleswig).

101

the fact that such fibulas appeared during the Late Roman Period

34

and additionally because of the

appearance of amber beads

35

. Analogical shield grip was found in grave 260 from Miętkie, com.

Dźwierzuty (former: Mingfen, Kr. Ortelsburg), unfortunately only with a nail (H. Jankuhn’s files),
so its chronology cannot be set precisely. Therefore, the shield fittings presented above don’t change
the fact that late weapon forms are exceptional in the Bogaczewo culture

36

.

Concluding one should say that examples of late weapons in the Bogaczewo culture are

unique; so far we can enumerate only a few specimens and there are almost no artifacts dated lat-
er than phase C

1b

(table 1). The question appears: is this a result of a general impoverishment of

a burial rite and a grave furnishing? It has been noticed that a grave furnishing became poor during
the Younger and the Late Roman Period not only in the Przeworsk culture (Szydłowski 1977, p. 76;
Godłowski 1985, p. 91; Błażejewski 1998, p. 111) but also in the Bogaczewo one (Nowakowski 1995,
p. 19-20; Szymański 2005, p. 105). Comparing it with the Przeworsk culture case it is clear that in the
latter one, a general impoverishment of burial rite didn’t exclude weapons from grave furnishing.
They were still quite numerous from phase C

2

on, although frequently they appeared only symboli-

cally, as single specimens (or fragments of them) not the whole sets (Kontny 2002, p. 127-128). The
only elements that almost ultimately evaporated were spurs (Kontny 2001, p. 102-104, diagram 10).
Therefore it seems equivocal to explain the rarity of weapons in that way. Moreover the impoverish-
ment mentioned above was not the overwhelming rule, as graves characterized by relatively rich
equipment still appeared in the Bogaczewo culture as late as phase C

2

, e.g. Wyszembork, grave

201a

37

, grave 201c

38

or grave 191a-b

39

(remarks concerning the chronology of those graves: Szymański

2005, p. 106). It should be underlined that weapons are invariably frequent in the neighboring cul-
tures of the West Balt circle during the Younger and the Late Roman Period. Despite reduction in
number of specimens in a grave furnishing, weapon graves are well documented in the Dollkeim-
Kovrovo culture at least to phase D (Nowakowski 1996, p. 58). Also in the Sudovian culture there
are a lot of graves with an armament from phases C

3

-D from cemeteries at Netta, com. Augustów,

Osowa, com. Suwałki, Szwajcaria, com. Suwałki, Żywa Woda, com. Jeleniewo (Kontny 2007b; see:
Bitner-Wróblewska 2007b, p. 114).

34

See Szymański 2005, p. 25-26.

35

See footnote 15.

36

As refers to shield elements, P. Iwanicki included to the Bogaczewo culture materials also the hemispherical shield

boss from grave 79 at Netta, com. Augustów (Iwanicki 2007, p. 149). In my opinion, however, the attribution is not so obvious.
The grave is dated quite lately, to phase C

2

(Bitner-Wróblewska 2007a, p. 25-26, pl. XXXVII-XL), although one may suggest

even earlier dating, to subphase C

1b

(a bronze crossbow tendril brooch with a false spring and a knee-shaped bow appeared

here – see: Nowakowski 2001b, p. 133). Therefore it seems to be too late to be joined univocally with the Bogaczewo culture.
It is generally accepted that starting from subphase C

1b

we have to do with the Sudovian culture (Nowakowski 1995, p. 77),

although such a view could change with further researches taking into consideration archival data. One should mention here
A. Bitner-Wróblewska, who underlines that despite the Bogaczewo culture influences clearly visible in the materials from
Netta, its local features are well apparent. She enumerates i.a. rectangular grave pits (Bitner-Wróblewska 2007a, p. 116), and
it was also the shape of grave 79 mentioned above (Bitner-Wróblewska 2007a, pl. XXXVII). Moreover stone structures docu-
mented in that case find analogies in Suwałki area (Bitner-Wróblewska 2007a, p. 103). Concluding, so far there are no grounds
to treat grave 79 as the Bogaczewo culture one, especially if we take into consideration fact that P. Iwanicki didn’t accounted
for his controversial thesis.

37

The grave equipment embraced: beads, a clay vessel and two cross-bow fibulas incl. one with a full catch-plate

(Szymański 2001, pl. XLIV).

38

In grave there were found: a fibula type A.168 with a knee shaped bow, 3 clay vessels, a knife, 2 beads, a fragment

of an ornamented bone item (Szymański 2001, pl. XLV).

39

Several glass beads, different belt fittings, a fibula A.172 and clay vessels were found here (Szymański 2001, pl.

XXXIX-XL).

The latest weapons in the Bogaczewo culture

102

As refers to the Bogaczewo culture, in my opinion, at the moment it seems most probable

that the custom of putting weapons into graves was abandoned or at least significantly limited be-
fore the end of the culture itself

40

. Later on, the phenomenon touched the Sudovian culture but here

it was strictly connected with a general pauperization of a grave equipment. How then to explain the
excluding the armament from grave furnishing in the case of the Bogaczewo culture? One cannot
exclude the possibility that it was a result of influences from the Wielbark culture, where a custom of
putting weapons into graves hadn’t been practiced

41

. It should also be noticed that the contact zone

between the Bogaczewo culture and the Wielbark culture became longer after replacing the Prze-
worsk culture in its east zone by the Wielbark culture during the Younger Roman Period. Together
with almost entire evaporating of the border zone between the Bogaczewo and the Wielbark cultures
in the Pasłęka basin (Andrzejowski, Cieśliński 2007, p. 281-282) it had an impact on better prospects
for the ideas exchange, cutting it out from the Przeworsk culture influences (see: Bitner-Wróblewska
1989, p. 165; Nowakowski 1989, p. 151). It is documented e.g. by the appearance of bronze buckles
and cross-bow tendril brooches ornamented with coils of a notched wire typical for the Wielbark
culture (Nowakowski 1989, p. 151, 153). Some scholars even claim that we have to do with the stylis-
tic community joining both cultures (Andrzejowski, Cieśliński 2007, p. 305). If really so, why couldn’t
it concern also a burial rite, namely an absence of weapons? Such supposition has already appeared
in the archaeological literature but referring to the Sudovian culture during its late stage, so called
“Prudziszki phase” (Bitner-Wróblewska 2005). A. Bitner-Wróblewska assumed that such trait of the
funerary ritual was adopted by the Sudovian culture through the Olsztyn group (Bitner-Wróblewska
2005, p. 38-40). It has been questioned lately (Szymański 2006, p. 375-376) because of chronologi-
cal reasons: weaponry had disappeared from the Sudovian culture graves earlier than the Olsztyn
group emerged. Nevertheless “Gothic” influences on the Sudovian culture are not denied utterly as
they quite reasonably explain the lack of weapons in Gołdapa region (Szymański 2006, p. 375) linked
with the Sudovian culture but showing many Bogaczewo culture traits. Can we employ the same
explanation in the case of the Bogaczewo culture itself? Such supposition seems the most plausible,
but so far problem cannot be solved ultimately and it demands further studies...

Bartosz Kontny

Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28

00-927 Warszawa

Poland

[e-mail]

40

The process of the Bogaczewo culture’s atrophy is still the subject of discussion e.g. W. Nowakowski (2000, p. 170-

-171) versus A. Bitner-Wróblewska (2000; 2007b).

41

The problem of contacts between both cultural units has been already discussed (Bitner-Wróblewska 1989;

Nowakowski 1989; Andrzejowski, Cieśliński 2007) however without touching the problem of weaponry.

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The latest weapons in the Bogaczewo culture